$100k a year, no longer in Cleveland
changea dispatch from
honolulu
HI
21.31°N
157.86°W
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
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the monthly cost of moving past Cleveland
A real premium for Honolulu. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
a quick ledger.
$2,843/mo
100% more expensive than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)
11%
$584/mo more in state tax than Cleveland
vs 3.99% in Cleveland
$4,574/mo
$2,008 less than Cleveland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1061k
322% more expensive than Cleveland
vs $252k in Cleveland
989k
vs 2.2M in Cleveland
field notes, weather & such.
316
pleasant days a year, in honolulu.
Cleveland only manages 159 of those.
About as much going on as in Cleveland.
55/100
13% lower than Cleveland
vs 63/100 in Cleveland
Closest outdoor draw: Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park, 17.1 mi.
99/100
3% higher than Cleveland
vs 96/100 in Cleveland
51
9% fewer than Cleveland
vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland
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